Typographic composing-machine.



J. B. S. BOUTH.

TYPOGRAPHIG coMPosING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 3,1912.

Patented Nov, 25, 1913.

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TYPOGRAPHIG GOMPOSING MACHINE. AAPPLICATION FILED JUNE a, 1912.

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SMITH BOOTH, a subject of the Great Britain., at SL, Kllde avenue, Bush Hill ark, Enfield, in

county of Middlesex, England, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements 'in Composing-Mac ines; and I to be a full,l A:l of the same', accompanying Typographic hereby declare. the following clear, and exact `description,

ence marked thereon- This invention relates to key-operated -inanually controlled typographie com ing machines, 'and refers particularly to niachines for the production or composition of a record strip, controller orothe governing element of an automatic typographie or type casting and composing machine. Y.

The chief object of this invention. isto casting and composing machine tabular like mat-ter wherein a full or-com lete l comprises two or more separate jusified sections which are associated together to'form a complete line before the latter is transferred toa galley,the lines of a section ing of uniform length so that the secti will assume properlytheir respective colvumns. These machines,

scribed in the specification of British Letit the tcrsPatent No. 18,638 of v1899, (U. S. Patent No. 654,115, of July 17, 1900) whereon forexample as composition is eilected by the manipulat of actuating keys (one space and justiiication fraction) which connected through permutation p or like thatmechanism with punches or signal producalso provided with. lineing devices, are

measuring and indicating mechanism designating the justification signals required line of composition. The

for a particular mcasuringfand indicating mechanism 1n liest knownv of the machines, comprises,

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for each character,-

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advanced, the

at each key tion, keys,

that properly .can @Wi-.determined lngth has. been Set ,A `rigcomposed f'exactlyfilled, th

special key,

fae operator,

admits pressure ine advanced until stopped by be- Ons indicate the justification decation signals; for the line.

which in one ion are has. entered the justification area.

by a. hand operation of the tion mechanism,

for 1s being composed,

the error. vWhile these machines,

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fof Dec- 28, 1.909.) a motor driven member convenientlyin, the form of a lrack which is operation, a, celta-n distance corresponding to, the unit value ofthe tvpe or character signaled, and ispro vide with a shoulder or its equivalent so i that near. the endl of the composition of a up, and the mots.: lrack, which isladvanced. at' each keycperation, therehy; brought intofa position cqrresponding wit `the amount of inatfe in the line. If the line isiiotby touchinga to a cylinderl V connected withthe justification rack which or remains stationary until the composition of a 'line hasbeen completed, and the rack is the gaging E shoulder on the motor rack, and through this motion the justicati-on scale is set relatively `to a' justifiable space indicating pointer to keys which` must be operated to produce the required justifivine this shoulder act-s as a gage for another f g motor driven member or rack-known as the f Justification rack for controlling the'setting of a justification scale or chart; In operauzhicli produce signals .denoting type both with respect to. character and dior -inensiom are".actuated until all. thev matter be included in a line of the operator, when composing talnilar matter where two or more consecutive columns each existing as a separate entity in a full measure, and leach requiring` to be separately According to the present ini-'c-ution, the

justification devices are rendered responsive to the operation of the justification key or keys at any part of the line of composition so that where there are several separately justifiable sections in a full measure, or

Where the production of the justification signal or signals '1s or are required before com-position has neared the en'l ot the 'full measure or has entered the justification area as hitherto existing, each of these 'can be justified `or the justification determined and accomplished as easily as in a line of full measure vhitherto.

In accordance With'this' invention, there is provided, as heretofore, a measuring mem 'ber movable in accordance with the unitvalue of the characters or the like signaled, a second measuring member advanced to meet `the first mentioned member and in addition thereto devices on the second meber for automatically selectfmg` one of' a seriesof justification abutments on the first mesufing member. Conveniently the abut- Vmerits consist ofxprojeotions, stops or the equivalent thereof, one or another of which is adapted to act, in conjunction with a part of the justitication indicating mechanism, as a gage for the justitication scale whew ever the justification key is operated., Whereby in place of a single justification area in a full measure', a, series ot' justification areas is provided and these stops are so spaced that one at least ivill be within a section or sub-measure. Conveniently these stops are carried by the motor rack ot the existingn machine, andthe justification rack is provided with a movable stop to co-art therewith. The stop on the justification rack-.is adapted, when the rack is moved, to engage one or other of the gages on the motor nok, and is held normally in a raised position out of contact with the gag-es by stationary abutment being removed from contact there- With and allowed to move or drop down into the path of the gages when the justiti cation rack is moved.

The `-zanotorracli in the aforesaid machines drives an ein-scale rack carrying a pointer to indicate on an ein-scale the progress ot composition and the rack is moved to or returned to starting' position l'vforo the composition ot' a new measure iscommenced, and in the composition of tabular matter the em-rae-lt has to be moved by hand to the starting' point for each column since, if the reversing or rtg-setting key is operated, the rack returns to its extreme initial position. lWith the present invention, the columns in tabular mailer. as setout on the oni-scale, may overlap, and in order to facilitate the composition, a series ot adjustable and separately acting' :aero stops for the ein-scale, is prouxded` thesebeiugY adapted to move into operative position tultomatically and successively to constitute zero stops for the composition of the successivo sections. Conveniently these stops act under gravity, and normally rest. upon the line .measuring member, dropping' down in suce "ion behind it as the composition ot theseetions pro- `grosse-s. In addition to being` capable of individual adjustment, these stops are also 85.

so mounted as to be capable of being lifted. simultaneously to permit the ein-rack to' `therefore having` once set the devices, proceeds with the composition ot' tabular matter 'as hitherto in ordinary straight' matter.

The invention will be described as applied to a composing machine as set forth in the specification, oi British Letters Patent No. 17,199/08 (U. S. Patent No. 944,405) but it is not limited in its application to this or to any other composing` machine.` i

'Referring to the drawings: l `ig-ure l is a partial trout elevation and Fig. a` simi lar view ot the left hand extension of the line measuringand justiieatiou indicatingr mechanism ci' a composing machine enr bodyiug the present ini-fention. top plan view ot l`ig. la.' Fig. i2 is a top plan view of Fig. l. 3 and =l are sectional elevations o'f Fig. fl showing; the parts in relatively diiierent positions, and Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation on the line 5-5 of Fig. l,

The same reference letters indicate the same parts throughout the drawings.

it not deemed necessary to give a detailed description or" the already existing machine to which the invention is shown applied, it will sutiice to refer briefly to the parts more intimately concerned with the present invention.

A is the motor rack which is advanced step by step dining the composition of a line of matter, and until a reversing or re- Fig. 2 is aing motor therefor,

' of any I ing pressure from the cylinder a and pi s.

B is a pinion gearing with the rock A and connected to drive a units Wheel C.

D is a units rack which, on the'operation with the units wheel and driven thereby,

until a shoulder d ont-hc unita rack engagesv one' of al series of unitstops E projected into the path ofthe shoulder d in accordance with the v'unit value o1 the character signal, and thereby the' advnine the motor rack at each signal isdetermined.

F is a holding pswl which prevents the uni-ts wheel'roteting when the units rack is.V

withdrawn. G is the ennsca-le.

H is the emdack carrying pointer -h e motongrack, by

und driven forwerdfrom th a pinion e on the shaft of the units'wheel.v J is the justification rack and J the drivmi-tted when the justification indicator key is operated;

K is the justification scalesdrumor indieater which is geared to teeth j on the rack by gearing Il', and I is the zero stop for the'line rack.

In the example illustrated, there is mounted on the motor rack A. a series of stops L which act as gagiug stops or abutments for the vjustification reckJ. These .;,fifnt to allow for a L indicator drum K when advancedby its mostops may be situated at 'any desired distance apartbut conveniently the distance be.- tween neighboring sto s 1s equal,v to four ems, that being cousidiered the narrowcst columns wherein vjustiyinp; types' will be utierl inlcommercial working, and is sufcomplete turn of the tor J in response to pressure on the. justification indicator key (not. shownlf Co-acting with the stops L is a drop catch or stop mounted upon the justification rack. This catch is loosely 4pivoted or hinged o the rack J and normally is `held in the raised or inoperative position (see Fig.

` 3) by bearing against a stationarfy;l abutment N mounted above the motor rack when said justification rack is retracted. The mitch M is thus held by the, abutment N at a hei ,htto allow the motor rack to travel during'v composition, but when the justification key is operated and'therebvpressure is Iexerted upon-'the piston J', the rack .I is advanced to thel right and the catch M thereby being freod'from the abutdro into engagement with the next approac ing stop 'of the series L (see Fig. 4). -iAt an. position in the full measure therefore, t ere is always an available justifying area., lthe maximum caplcity of fkey, is brought into engagement,

with which engages to wh-ioh pressure is adc and the motor rack and line scale rac or another of the 'stops O which latter act as e zero stop, or initial points for the commencement of the various columns -until after allthe sections of a line have been composed and 'ust-ilied, when the stopsv Aare all raised and t e resetting key operated to return the arts to the inltial position vfor the composi ion of ahnew line.

he stops O are mounted upon a frame Withv teethvor. a rack o a worm wheel o carried on each of the stops. Within .each stop is a pivoted rblock O3 upon tl1e`to of the frame or bar 0 by a spring 0* w ich acts to keep the worm wheel in engagement 'with the rack and prevents the accidental displacement ofthe stop. By applying a downward pressure to a stop at side, conveniently,

the top left hand corner it can be tilted on the pi-vot of block O3 so as to disengage the worm from the rack when the ,stop can be moved freely alongl the bar. provides for a rough setting of the stop, anda tine adjustment is provided by the worm and rack 'so that a stop can be accurately set relatively to the scale o2, which latter corresponds in its markings to the em scale G. Each stop is provided with a' drop down portion 05 which slides iu :1 uideway Ain the body of the stop and norma ly restsI upon the line rack, and when the end of the lattervhas passed said stop, the block O5 drops do u'n so as lto form a zero stop for the rack wlicu the reversing key for the motor ruck A is operated.y The drop-down parts'of the stops ure each connected by a link O to a lpin OT projecting through a slot o3 in the body of the stop. A longitudinally movable bar O9 is mounted within the frame -O und has two pins 0*" projecting into inclined slots O8 in the frame so that when said rod is pushed dongitudinolly, the bar rises and when it engages the pinsl ()T causes nll the drop-down parts O5 of the rstops to be lifted, thus of the line rack until arrested by zero stop The successive stops O form the zero points for the commencement of composition of the successive columns, and the approach to the justification .line of a parti'cularicolumn or section is notified to the operator by la series of pointers or allowing the returnY area or to the end of o' also return until the latter is arrested by one: I

or bur O which is provided, on its underwhich is pressed down its further movement indicators P adjustablynnounted upon the areas may :be varied.

t In setting the devices preliminarily to composing, the operator ascertains the ems in lthe full measure and then sets the normal zero stop I for'the line rack. He Athen counts the number of even ems, and, if required, the oddunits in the first column, and sets one ofthe movable pointers P on the emscale at that distance from the pointer on the line rack when the latter is ainst the stop I. The first movable stop 'is then adjusted to a Vposition such that when the re-setting key is operated the -line rack will clear or Will have cleared this 'stop which acts as the zero vstop for the second column. Assuming, as in the example illustrated in Fig. 1, that the full measure is one made up of three column's'of 16 ems 8 units, 17 ems 10 units, and 19 ems 6 units, respectively, the nearest convenient zero position to the em mark on the line scale rack for the start ot-...the first column is 40 ems, and at this point is now fixed the first movable Y pointer'P. Counting back from this point the 16 ems 8 units for the first column gives the zero or starting position on the scale as 56 ems 8 uni ts,`andn the zero stop I is set to' this point, or a movable stop O may be employed. The most convenient zero point for the second column has next tio-be determined,

and as the example chosen is a wide measure there 1s no necessity to crowd the stops `together. A suitable finishing position. for the second column is the 32 em point on the scale at which the second pointer is placed. Counting back from this 32 em point,` the necessary 17 ems 10 units gives the 2 9 ems 10 units position on the scale and at the corresponding points on its own scale the second adjustable zero stop O is placed. The measure for the thirdcolumn is 19 ems 6 units and the most convenient finishing point is found to be at the 16 ems point on the line rack at which the third pointer is fixed. Counting 19 ems 6 units hack, from this gives the ems 6 unitsr position as the zero point for the column and at thisA the third zero stop is fixed. 'The determining consideration'in'selecting the positions is that the zero or starting point at which an adjustable zero stop'ls'to be placed is that it 'must fall between tb'eero points of two columns lso that justifying and re-setting for the first column will not cause the stop tor the third column butfofiily that ofthe second, to tall, but that justifyiug'and re-set-ting for the second column will cause the stop for the third column to drop.

4Having now described my invention, what I claim as new is: f

1. In a key-controlled typographie composing machine, the combination with a line-measuring device which is advanced in accordance with the unit-value, of each type signaled', and a second measuring device that is advanced to meet the line-measuring device, of means on the second device' for automatically selecting one ot' a series ot' justification abutments on the line-measuring device to determine the setting of a justification indicator, substantially as and for the .purpose described. 2. A measuring and indicating mechanism for a key-operated typographie cornposing machine which is responsive to a lkey at any point in the composition of a line of matter in order to indicate the proper justilication factor for the line, substantially as described.

3. In a vkey-controlled typographie com*- posing machine furnished with a line-meas uring member which is advanced in accordancewith the'unAit-value of the type signaled and is provided with means for returning it at the end of a line -against a zero-stop and a second measuring member advanced toward the line-measuring member to seta justification chart or indicator', the combination with the line-measuring member of a series ot abutments with onel or other of which a movable catch in the second measuring member is adapted to engageand a series of separately acting stops automatically lsuccessively positioned to form z ero stops for the line-measurng mem ber', substantially as described.

l1. In a keycontrolled typographie composingl machine the combination with a line measuring member and a second measuring member connectedjl'with a justiiicatin chart or indicator and 'adapted to engage one or other of a series of abutments" on the linemeasuring'member, of. a series of separately acting stops `automatically positioned to form successive 'zero stops for the linemeasuring member, and mechanism for removing simultaneously all the zero stops from the return path of the line-measuring member with or without a series of adjustable pointers for'a line-scale, substantially as and for the purpose described. i

`5. In a] key-controlled typographie composing machine `furnished with' a `motor driven line-measuring member or rack and y rack adapted toengage Vone cnet-.herV of the l0 scale w; ind

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